The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will host a special bus unveiling to honor the legacy of civil rights icon and global diplomat, Ambassador Andrew Young, on Friday, Nov. 15, at 2 p.m. at the Ray Charles Performing Arts Center on the Morehouse College campus.

“As part of our ongoing tribute to Atlanta’s Civil Rights icons, we are proud to celebrate Ambassador Young’s lifelong commitment to social justice, human rights, and public service,” said MARTA General Manager and CEO Collie Greenwood. “This bus honors his work, which is intertwined with Atlanta's history and MARTA’s mission to serve the community and advance opportunity.”

Ambassador Young was a key organizer in the Civil Rights Movement, a close advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and a prominent advocate for public transit. His leadership extended beyond Atlanta, representing the U.S. as Ambassador to the United Nations, and serving as Mayor of Atlanta, where he championed infrastructure projects that expanded MARTA and promoted equitable development. His legacy is a testament to the power of public service and international leadership.

WHAT:              Ambassador Andrew Young Bus Unveiling

WHEN:             Friday, Nov. 15, 2024 

                              2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

WHERE:          Ray Charles Performing Arts Center

                    900 West End Ave. SW

                    Atlanta, Ga. 30310

RSVP:             [email protected]         

The Ambassador Andrew Young bus is the final in a series of buses dedicated to Atlanta’s Civil Rights icons as part of MARTA’s yearlong celebration of Black History. The Dr. Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King bus was unveiled in January to mark the King Holiday, a bus honoring longtime MARTA board member Juanita Jones Abernathy was dedicated in April, a special Congressman John Lewis and Lillian Miles Lewis bus was dedicated in September, and a bus celebrating Joseph and Evelyn Lowery was unveiled in October.